What do Cochrane systematic reviews say about ultrasound-guided vascular access?
Gabriela Araújo AttieCarolina Dutra Queiroz FlumignanMelissa Andreia de Moraes SilvaEdivando de Moura BarrosRaul Muffato DaolioHenrique Jorge Guedes NetoJosé Carlos Costa Baptista-SilvaJorge Eduardo de AmorimLuís Carlos Uta NakanoSamantha Guerra Cabó Nunes GomesPublished in: Sao Paulo medical journal = Revista paulista de medicina (2019)
Evidence of low to moderate quality showed that ultrasound-guided vascular access seems to reduce the total rate of perioperative and postoperative complications/adverse effects, number of punctures, time needed to achieve success and rate of failure to perform venous catheterization in adults and arterial punctures in children. There is a lack of information regarding ultrasound-guided arterial puncture in adults. Further studies are still imperative for reaching solid conclusions, especially regarding arterial ultrasound-guided access.